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Green space on train tracks: Ali Sifton’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/06/26/green_space_on_train_tracks_ali_siftons_big_idea.html
b38f6c62-72ea-47ff-9ed4-1fb05c1a71f0Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:52:13 EDT
Ali Sifton has a great idea about public spaces: Use the massive space over the train tracks coming into the city as green space
Designated social car on TTC: Micah Lowenstein’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/06/24/designated_social_car_on_ttc_micah_lowensteins_big_idea.html
31395ce7-4750-46da-9b12-8dcfe4d84604Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:45:29 EDT
Micah Lowenstein has a great idea about public spaces: Stop making such an effort to avoid eye contact on the TTC and join the social car — singles mixers, the Friday night funky train disco, hop on the fun train
No-car promenades, public squares: Sreten Marilovic’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/06/18/nocar_promenades_public_squares_sreten_marilovics_big_idea.html
88edff40-4a49-4fc7-b0dc-3aac0b7a04d4Wed, 18 Jun 2014 16:41:14 EDT
Sreten Marilovic has a great idea about public spaces: Inspire a deeper sense of community with the creation of public promenades and squares in which people can walk and relax
PATH as leisure destination: Jeff Mandel’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/06/17/path_as_leisure_destination_jeff_mandels_big_idea.html
fd85ef09-78aa-4c0b-aba1-13451a0dfbefTue, 17 Jun 2014 17:03:18 EDT
Jeff Mandel has a great idea about public spaces: Develop the PATH, Toronto’s “Underground City,” to make it a grand, more user-friendly tourist attraction
Zero-tolerance for traffic violations: Dick Smeelen’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/06/17/zerotolerance_for_traffic_violations_dick_smeelens_big_idea.html
e192cfcd-c38b-4cae-adef-28d567213271Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:17:32 EDT
Dick Smeelen has a great idea about public safety: Increase safety and add $100 million to city coffers by putting 200 more traffic police on the roads to target violations with zero tolerance
Micro-projects office in city hall: Ken Ferguson’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/06/12/microprojects_office_in_city_hall_ken_fergusons_big_idea.html
a81d1d17-26bf-41ac-a3d1-d89fb82d0830Thu, 12 Jun 2014 16:14:11 EDT
Ken Ferguson has a great idea about public spaces: An office within city hall to promote, organize and facilitate corporate and citizen financing of micro-projects within local communities?
Convenience kiosks at bus-stop shelters: Linda Coyle-Keele’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/06/04/convenience_kiosks_at_busstop_shelters_linda_coylekeeles_big_idea.html
d567daa0-d10a-476d-aced-ec821deab8fdWed, 4 Jun 2014 14:02:35 EDT
Linda Coyle-Keele has a great idea about public spaces: Turn bleak-looking bus-stop shelters into mini convenience kiosks, with rent paid to TTC
Motor home park in Portlands: Glenn Kitchen’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/06/04/motor_home_park_in_portlands_glenn_kitchens_big_idea.html
fe2f0348-03b5-4def-82d3-651f974605abWed, 4 Jun 2014 13:28:59 EDT
Glenn Kitchen has a great idea about public spaces: Make Toronto an easier place to visit by creating a motor home and trailer park in the Portlands
Giant park instead of island airport: David Cherubin’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/05/28/giant_park_instead_of_island_airport_david_cherubins_big_idea.html
3d967a2a-6132-4630-99fd-039e09aabae5Wed, 28 May 2014 13:52:41 EDT
David Cherubin has a great idea about public spaces: Close the Island Airport and turn it into a giant community park with walking and biking trails, skate parks, speed-cycling tracks and picnic areas
Big Ideas: How pilot projects could change Toronto https://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/05/24/big_ideas_how_pilot_projects_could_change_toronto.html
f0ce9cf7-8a47-487b-8abb-92617968a712Sat, 24 May 2014 06:00:00 EDT
<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/05/24/big_ideas_how_pilot_projects_could_change_toronto/queens_quay_pilot_project.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"/><br/>Though often overlooked, temporary measures can get us over the fear-of-change hump and provide valuable insight into what works.
Christopher Hume - Urban Issues and ArchitectureFor a few glorious weeks in the summer of 2006, Torontonians got a glimpse of what a more bike- and pedestrian-friendly Queens Quay would look like, on the stretch from Yonge to Bathurst. Not seen in this photo, Muskoka chairs, placed strategically to invite lake-gazing and people watching, rounded out the experience.RENE JOHNSTONTORONTO STARDevelop Toronto islands: Ron Rogers’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/05/22/develop_toronto_islands_ron_rogerss_big_idea.html
0d066e3b-ea14-4b30-8add-1ef460f5088eThu, 22 May 2014 14:53:36 EDT
Ron Rogers has a great idea about public spaces: make the Toronto islands more of a relaxed destination, with restaurants with large patios, bike-sharing stations, spots to park food trucks, maybe some small hotels, clubs and bars that operate after the hours of the children’s park
Workplace for environmental scientists: Peter Steven’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/05/08/workplace_for_environmental_scientists_peter_stevens_big_idea.html
9f4c09be-9fa5-4f6d-a124-b060970af48bThu, 8 May 2014 14:35:45 EDT
Peter Steven has a great idea about public spaces: Construct a top-flight international research centre for studying and proposing solutions to soil and water pollution on abandoned downtown land
Reclaim the shoreline and fill it: Martin Judge’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/04/23/reclaim_the_shoreline_and_fill_it_martin_judges_big_idea.html
c225d68e-8798-469d-84c7-d72d06c6e433Wed, 23 Apr 2014 14:32:41 EDT
Martin Judge has a great idea about public spaces: Fill in the shoreline 100 or 200 metres out and develop huge green spaces with amphitheatres and playgrounds
Museums, cinema, rink for waterfront: Marion Da Silva’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/04/10/museums_cinema_rink_for_waterfront_marion_da_silvas_big_idea.html
00ad7e33-e8d7-4511-814c-b40ea94e3fd1Thu, 10 Apr 2014 14:54:19 EDT
Marion Da Silva-Big Idea has a great idea about public spaces: Employ a modern architect to design a series of buildings for the waterfront, including a cinema and museums
Public space for Gardiner: Ralph Smith’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/04/04/public_space_for_gardiner_ralph_smiths_big_idea.html
e530c3fe-479f-4b02-a917-d20b41ed37ddFri, 4 Apr 2014 13:30:27 EDT
Ralph Smith has a great idea about public spaces: Sell 10 per cent of the Gardiner for housing and use the rest for public space
More outdoor skating rinks for the suburbs: Hilda Toronto’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/04/02/more_outdoor_skating_rinks_for_the_suburbs_hilda_torontos_big_idea.html
9ab39885-4ca3-4b99-bf40-6545d087c587Wed, 2 Apr 2014 16:17:32 EDT
Hilda Toronto has a great idea about public spaces: We need sunshine on our faces — phase in one rink and/or pool at a time to Toronto’s suburbs
Summer farmers’ market with only Ontario products: Heather Rosen’s Big Idea https://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/03/31/summer_farmers_market_with_only_ontario_products_heather_rosens_big_idea.html
406ba4d3-2c84-4607-b590-1ddb2bd9778aMon, 31 Mar 2014 15:42:36 EDT
Heather Rosen has a great idea about public spaces: Emphasize the importance of the greenbelt by devoting a summer weekend to a farmers’ market with only Ontario products
Make Toronto public areas smoke-free: Jennifer Kerwood’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/03/26/make_toronto_public_areas_smokefree_jennifer_kerwoods_big_idea.html
110134ca-c272-486d-a6c0-c91fc98a640cWed, 26 Mar 2014 13:00:41 EDT
Jennifer Kerwood has a great idea about public spaces: Smoke-free public areas would make Toronto more beautiful, benefit the environment and stop putting people at risk
Feng shui in urban planning: Bo Zou’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/03/26/feng_shui_in_urban_planning_bo_zous_big_idea.html
2100097b-f18a-42d2-830e-4fa8ea6a0172Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:57:02 EDT
Bo Zou-Big Idea has a great idea about public spaces: Design the city using Feng Shui principles to harmonize the landscape and residents alike
Remove false fronts along Yonge St.: Julianna Drexler’s Big Ideahttps://www.thestar.com/bigideas/public_spaces/2014/03/25/remove_false_fronts_along_yonge_st_julianna_drexlers_big_idea.html
26ee8708-1ed0-4ec6-af42-95d1e209e7f0Tue, 25 Mar 2014 17:06:55 EDT
Julianna Drexler has a great idea about Yonge St.: Rejuvenate the downtown core by removing the false fronts along lower Yonge St.